Nzérékoré
Nzérékoré
ߒߛߙߍߜߘߺߍ߬ , 𞤟𞤫𞤪𞤫𞤳𞤮𞤪𞤫 | |
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| Coordinates: 7°45′8″N 8°49′18″W / 7.75222°N 8.82167°W | |
| Country | Guinea |
| Region | Nzérékoré Region |
| Prefecture | Nzérékoré Prefecture |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | ~315,000 |
Nzérékoré (N’ko: ߒߛߙߍߜߘߺߍ߬, Adlam: 𞤟𞤫𞤪𞤫𞤳𞤮𞤪𞤫; also spelled N'Zérékoré) is the second-largest city in Guinea by population after the capital, Conakry, and the largest city in the Guinée forestière region of southeastern Guinea. The city is the capital of Nzérékoré Prefecture. Nzérékoré is a commercial and economic center and lies approximately 354 mi (570 km) southeast of Conakry.
It was the centre of an uprising against French rule in 1911 and is now known as a market town and for its silversmithing. The population number lied between ~110,000 and ~290,000 in 1996 based on the Census, and is growing significantly since the start of civil wars in the neighboring Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast sparking inward migration, with the current population number lying between ~230,000 and ~400,000.